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Madison is experiencing a growth spurt.

The authority is currently waiting on agreement with the FRA for a congressionally mandated grant in the amount of $750,000.

Walmart plans to build a $257 million beef plant in Olathe... a new report says the U.S. is ill-prepared for current and future health emergencies... a KU professor thinks teachers should embrace artificial intelligence... and thousands of Kansans fall off the Medicaid rolls. Those headlines and more... here.

“Phoenix is the largest city in the United States without access to passenger rail service,” Stanton said.

Amtrak is seeking FRA funding of $US 8bn for 30 projects to upgrade the NEC and expand long-distance services.

On Tuesday, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) questioned Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner on the status of a future Memphis-to-Nashville passenger route at a subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials.

Railroad industry news about: Amtrak, FRA grant applications, Northeast Corridor, long-distance rail service, state-supported rail service, passenger rail expansion, Stephen Gardner. From the editors of Progressive Railroading Magazine

WASHINGTON: Amtrak has submitted applications for approximately $716 million in Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) funding for 16 proposed projects around the country that would improve Long Distance reliability, reduce travel times and expand service.

/PRNewswire/ -- Amtrak has submitted applications for approximately $716 million in Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) funding for 16 proposed projects...

Startup could be funded by $44 billion from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.